Raeren () is a

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of the

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located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of

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until the

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, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak

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. On 1 January 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km² which gives a

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of 136 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities:

Eynatten Eynatten is a village in the Belgian municipality of Raeren, part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Eynatten is on the border to Germany, south from Aachen. Around half of the population are non-Belgians, most of them Germans. Eynatte ...

, Hauset, and Raeren proper.

Mathias Cormann Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann (; ; born 20 September 1970) is a Belgian-born Australian politician and diplomat who serves as Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation a ...

, the former Minister for Finance of Australia and current Secretary-General of the OECD, was raised in Raeren.

Transportation

Its was the hub and headquarters of the Vennbahn railway. Image:Raeren, Sankt Nikolauskirche foto1 2010-09-04 15.57.JPG, Raeren, church: Sankt Nikolauskirche Image:BurgRaeren02.jpg, Raeren Castle

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Transportation

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